Clinical Utility of SUDOSCAN in the Pediatric Population



Status:Not yet recruiting
Conditions:Obesity Weight Loss, Endocrine, Diabetes
Therapuetic Areas:Endocrinology
Healthy:No
Age Range:8 - 17
Updated:2/7/2015
Start Date:December 2014
Contact:Paola Sequeira, MD
Email:psequeir@usc.edu
Phone:323-442-2500

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate whether SUDOSCAN is a valid, accurate clinical
device for the the determination of sweat gland function in the pediatric population.

Primary Objective: To measure sweat gland function in a pediatric population

Secondary Objective: To determine thresholds on the SUDOSCAN scale for abnormal sweat gland
function in the pediatric population


Inclusion Criteria:

- Males and females ages 8 to 17 years

- Able to give assent as well as parental consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- History of type 1 or type 2 diabetes

- Chronic autoimmune condition

- Taking chronic immunosuppressive or anti-inflammatory medications

- Unable to apply palms of the hands and soles of the feet on the sensor plates
during a 3 minute Sudoscan test

- Presence of hepatitis B or C

- Presence of HIV

- Presence of known neurological disorder

- Pregnancy and/or breastfeeding

- Any open wound on the soles of the feet or palms of the hands

- Participation in an ongoing clinical investigational drug trial

- Other serious medical conditions that in the opinion of the investigator, would
compromise the subject's participation in the study
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University of Southern California's Childhood Obesity Research Center (CORC)
Los Angeles, California 90033
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